Chapter 35: Her mother’s daughter.
Mei Mei patted Mingzhu on the head, encouraging her to share why she had punched Bao Bao. No matter what the reason was, she was going to stand with her daughter. If Mingzhu was in wrong, she would have her offer an apology but if she was right, they would walk out of the principals office with their heads held high. Of course, once they got home, she would give her daughter another talk on why fighting was not always the solution.
Mingzhu jumped down from the chair and stood up. She pointed at Bao and said, "Teacher Ting, Bao Bao called Mingzhu a cutie and said that I was a wild child."
Mei Mei scoffed, they all knew that the cutie Bao Bao had used was not the sweet cutie. He was using it in a derogatory way, belittling Mingzhu. Mingzhu had been called a cutie by Mrs, Sun enough times to understand that it was an insult. "As expected, when the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked." She hurled the words back at Mrs. Fang. "Children at this age do not call others cuties unless they hear adults saying it." Looking directly and Mrs. Fang, she asked. "Why is my daughter a topic of discussion in your house?"
"I know," Mingzhu hurried with the reason why Mrs. Fang disliked her. "Last week, Bao Bao stole the special gummies which mommy made for Mingzhu. Bao Bao’s mommy found me when I was going to report him to teacher Ting and told me to hide it for him."
Mrs. Fang leaped to her feet, pointing at Mingzhu as she roared out, "You little cutie, how dare you say lies about my son by insinuating that he is a thief. You are the thief here, you blackmailed me for five hundred yuan. If I did not give you the money you threatened to tell everyone that Bao Bao is a thief."
It was not just Mei Mei’s neck that almost broke as she turned quickly to look at her daughter. "Blackmail!!" she exclaimed. Mei Mei almost groaned at the horror, Mingzhu would be the death of her someday for sure. What run inside the little girls mind all day?
"She is your daughter for sure." C4 laughed.
"More like her grandmother’s granddaughter." Mei Mei grudgingly replied.
"Blackmail!!" Principal Chen and teacher Ting also repeated the word as if Mei Mei’s loud shock was not enough.